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An AP recovery audit alternative: find duplicates yourself, then stop new ones
A recovery audit looks for money you have already overpaid and then tries to get it back. If you want an AP recovery audit alternative, start with a free scan of your own AP export, then check new invoices before they are paid, so there is less to recover next time.
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How recovery audits work
A recovery audit reviews months or years of paid invoices after the fact. When it finds a duplicate payment, the money has already left your account, and getting it back means a conversation with the supplier, a credit note, or a refund. Contingency-fee pricing means you pay a share of whatever is recovered.
Where prevention does better
- Timing. A pre-payment check flags the duplicate before the payment run, when stopping it costs nothing.
- Supplier relationships. Asking a supplier to return money is harder than not paying twice.
- Fraud. A payment to a fraudster's bank account is rarely recoverable. A bank-detail change check has to happen before payment.
A two-step approach
- Look back once, for free. Export your AP transactions as CSV or XLSX and run a free AP Risk Scan of up to 500 invoice records. Each flagged pair shows the matching invoice and the fields that matched, ready to send to the supplier.
- Look forward every month. Subscribe to Invoice Firewall to check new invoices before payment, by CSV upload, API, or the Business Central connector. Plans have transparent published pricing rather than a share of recoveries.
FAQ
Common questions
What is an AP recovery audit?
A review of past accounts payable transactions, often run by an outside firm, to find overpayments such as duplicate payments, missed credits, and pricing errors, and then recover the money from suppliers. Many firms charge a percentage of what they recover.
Does Invogi recover money from suppliers?
No. Invogi finds likely duplicates and shows the evidence for each. Your team contacts the supplier for the refund or credit note. Invogi does not charge a share of recovered amounts.
Should we stop using a recovery audit firm?
Not necessarily. Recovery firms also look at pricing, contract terms, and statement credits, which Invogi does not. Invogi focuses on duplicates, supplier anomalies, and bank-account changes before payment, which shrinks what a later audit needs to recover.
Keep reading
Related guides
AP Risk Scan
Run a free duplicate payment audit on your AP export. AP Risk Scan finds duplicate, anomalous, and risky supplier invoices in minutes — no integration.
Prevent duplicate payments
How to prevent duplicate payments in accounts payable: the process controls that work, why exact-match ERP checks miss near-duplicates, and what to add.
Pricing
Invoice fraud detection software pricing: Invoice Firewall starts at €349/mo for 2,500 invoice units, with unlimited users and transparent volume rates.
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